Nayanjyoti Saikia is an Indian chef who participated as a contestant in MasterChef India Season 7 in 2023 and won.
Wiki/Biography
Nayanjyoti was born on Wednesday, March 12, 1997 in Tinsukia, Assam (age 26; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Pisces.
Nayanjyoti Saikia as a child with his sister
He went to school at Saumarjyoti Vidyalaya in Tinsukia, Assam, and in class 12 at Gyan Vigyan College in Dibrugarh. He graduated from Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology, Guwahati. While in college, he was diagnosed with a vitamin deficiency after eating bland and sometimes spicy food in his dorm room. So, he used to eat white rice and French fries. After being admitted to the hospital, the doctor told him to eat vegetables appropriately. In his second year, he started living in a rented house in Guhawati with his cousin. His friends and cousin would come to his house for parties and eat his food. They inspired him to learn to cook professionally. Before appearing on MasterChef India, he worked in a tea plantation with his father. In his spare time, he often cooks new dishes. He helped his father grow vegetables such as potatoes and cauliflower in the garden. They also grow star fruits and oranges for wine making.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father is a farmer. The names of his mother and sister are unknown.
Nayanjyoti Saikia and family
wife
He is unmarried.
caste
He belongs to the Sonowal Kachari community.
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In 2023, chef Vikas Khanna discovered his Instagram page and thought he would be a part of the show. He approached Nayan Jyoti, but Nayan Jyoti’s father was hesitant to send his son to the cooking show. Somehow Vikas convinced him and Nayan Jyoti started his journey as a chef in the show. He said in an interview that when chef Vikas came to his home, he made Pithas, a local delicacy he liked very much, for him.
On March 31, 2023, he was announced as the winner of the show.
Nayanjyoti Saikia after winning MasterChef India Season 7
Days before the show’s finale, the show’s fan page shared a photo of Nayan Jyoti wearing the winner’s golden apron and holding the trophy. After the photo went viral on social media, people started thinking he had won the contest. However, he did not take over the store.
Photos of Indian MasterChef winner Nayanjyoti Saikia leaked
Before joining the show, he wasn’t sure if the judges would like his food because he was worried that his dishes wouldn’t meet the show’s standards. However, the dishes he cooked on the show were chosen as the dishes of the day many times.
Facts/Trivia
- He follows a non-vegetarian diet.
Nayanjyoti Saikia’s post on Instagram cooking crabs
- His hobbies include painting and photography.
- He said in an interview that he never took any cooking classes and he used to try new recipes from cookbooks. In the interview, he further stated that the first time he tried cooking, he baked a simple cake and tried putting new flavors of frosting on it.
- Many of the ingredients he needs for cooking used to be unavailable in his village; therefore, he would cook with substitutes.
- His family often tastes his cooking and gives him reviews.
- He has been fond of photography since he was a child and had a digital camera since he was a child. He has also participated in many photography competitions. He said in an interview that the pictures he clicked were so beautiful that people used to think he downloaded them from the Internet. Also during the MasterChef audition, he was asked to sign a contract which mentioned that neither he nor anyone else clicked the photos he posted.
Nayanjyoti Saikia’s dish photos clicked by him and posted on Instagram
- He also enjoys painting and sketching and posts his work on his Instagram page.
- In 2020, he won the first prize in the Northeast Culinary Championship.
Nayanjyoti Saikia wins first prize at Northeast Culinary Championship
- According to him, he has never been to a big restaurant because there are few such restaurants in the village, and he learned to cook and decorate dishes through the Internet.
- He said in an interview that when he was on the show, many people did not know the food and seasonings used by Northeasterners. He further added that people have a misconception that Northeasterners eat a lot of meat, so in the show, he tried to make people aware of the vegetables and spices they use in their regional food by cooking local dishes.
Nayanjyoti Saikia on MasterChef India
- He often posts about drinking on social media.
Nayanjyoti Saikia’s Instagram post Drinking
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